In an exclusive interview, Pinoy Big Brother: Connect housemate Mika Pajares said she wants to break the stigma on single moms.
She said that people stereotyped her as some who is to close with the male housemates.
“Tapos na stereotype din ako as this type of housemate na medyo madikit sa guys,” Ganyan, said Mika.
Then, she highlighted the stigma she felt about her being a single mom. Mika then noted the assumptions that she found from people of the outside world.
“Kasi for me, parang napush yung stigma towards single moms. Na parang pag-single mom ka ganito ka lang dapat. Dapat marunong ka sa household chores. Tapos dapat iniisip mo lagi yung anak mo, ganon,” said Mika.
After that, she said she wants to erase the stigma against her fellow single mothers out there. She also highlighted that she loves her daughter and that she joined PBB: Connect for her.
“Gusto ko talaga ma-erase yung stigma na yun even na nandito ako sa outside world. Syempre kasi di naman porket single mom ka ibig sabihin yun na yung magde-define sa ‘yo.”
“And, hindi naman po ibig sabihin na dahil comfortable ako dun ibig sabihin di ko na iniisip yung anak ko. Kasi syempre yun talaga yung motivation ko kung bakit ako nandun,” said Mika.
Mika is the third evictee from the latest season of the Pinoy Big Brother Franchise from ABS-CBN. She held the monicker “Single Momshie-kap ng Bataan.” During the eviction night, the show revealed that Mika received 1.66 percent of combined Kumu and text votes resulting in her eviction this January 10, 2021.
